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* Posted anonymously by interview candidates (updated Nov 9, 2009)

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“Average”
3.2
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Positive 77%
Neutral 15%
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Senior Program Manager at Symantec

Posted Nov 9, 2009

3.0
Average Interview
Overall Positive Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2009 (took 2 weeks)

Initial phone interview with the recruiter, next phone interview with the hiring manager, followed by in-person and phone nterviews with executive management. There were a total of 6 interviewers. There was behavioral interviewing along with questions about project accomplishments and challenges. The average interview time per person was 45 minutes. Please be prepared with specific stories highlighting leadership skills, project management challenges, team management expertise and process strengths. The interviewers were prepared with specific questions but friendly and the interview experience was amiable.

Interview Questions

Please tell me about a time when you were successful in a project without the advantage of a supportive management?
Please tell me how do you win the support and cooperation of cross-functional teams when working together on a system-wide implementation project?

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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Sales Engineer at Symantec

Posted Oct 17, 2009

Interviewed Jan 2007 in Culver City, CA (took 3 days)

Symantec Recruiter found me on Monster.com
I did not have a pre-screen phone interview which I thought was a bit strange. (Assumed due to my strong resume)

Interview 1: Company just… Post a review to see full interview

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Senior QA Engineer at Symantec

Posted Sep 24, 2009

Interviewed Aug 2009 in San Francisco, CA (took 2+ weeks)

1) Phone screen. Qa Manger spoke about various details of what they do. Asked me about my background and my experience with UNIX other technologies.
Bought me in for a face to face. Qa… Post a review to see full interview

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Senior Accountant at Symantec

Posted Aug 11, 2009

Interviewed Jul 2008 (took 2 days)

Timing and organization well planned. Friendly offices and great people for the interview process. Some phone and e-mail screening and two days of interviews. It was unprofessional to find… Post a review to see full interview

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Systems Engineer at Symantec

Posted Aug 8, 2009

Interviewed Jun 2007 in Herndon, VA (took a day)

was interviewed by one individual at a time. was interviewing for s ystsems engineer position. first with the director of operations who conducted a behavioral interview about general… Post a review to see full interview

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Senior Software Engineer at Symantec

Posted Jul 17, 2009

Interviewed Jul 2007 in Chennai (took 1 week)

There is a written test that covers C++,COM and some programming puzzle type of questions, followed by interview with the immediate manager, then a Sr. Principal Engineer at onsite and… Post a review to see full interview

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User Interface Designer at Symantec

Posted Jul 14, 2009

Interviewed Feb 2009 in Lindon, UT (took 3 weeks)

I was screened by their HR dept through phone interviews. Once I passes this, I was then interviewed by the site manager over the phone. Following the phone interview, I presented my past… Post a review to see full interview

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Business Development at Symantec

Posted Jun 11, 2009

Interviewed May 2009 (took 4 weeks)

I approached a recruiter on linkedin who referred me internally, another recruiter called me 2 months after that. The first screening was very organized and thorough. The recruiter… Post a review to see full interview

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Software Engineer at Symantec

Posted May 15, 2009

Interviewed Nov 2007 in Waltham, MA (took 4 weeks)

There was no phone screen as my resume made it to the compnay thro' a recruiter who had talked to me over phone. I'd 2 sessions on 2 different days on 1:1 interviews with 3 people on each… Post a review to see full interview

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Sr. Tech Support Engineer at Symantec

Posted Mar 24, 2009

Interviewed Dec 2007 in Mountain View, CA (took a day)

I was asked a series of questions regarding my basic Sever/ Networking knowledge. I was asked to repeat back scenarios that were explained to me previously in the conversation at random. I… Post a review to see full interview

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5000+ Employees, $5B+ Revenue
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Cupertino, CA
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